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Ian Olasov (left), a part-time philosophy professor at Brooklyn College, engages with passersby at the Ask a Philosopher pop-up booth at Suburban Station in Center City. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Transportation

Commuters ponder deep questions with philosophers at Suburban Station

The Ask a Philosopher table appears daily at Suburban Station this week while the American Philosophical Association conference is in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

A Puerto Rican flag waves on top of a pile of rubble as debris is removed from a main road in Guánica. (Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images)
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Politics
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Scores of people in Puerto Rico remain without shelter, power days after 6.4 quake

Thousands of people in Puerto Rico still don't have permanent shelter three days after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake walloped the Caribbean island.

6 years ago

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Billy Penn

TikTok teens: How Philly highschoolers get millions of followers to watch their every move

It’s all about connecting with your audience, local softboys say.

6 years ago

Danielle Coates (left) and Ang Bey (right) rehearse
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

For its first professional play, Philly Young Playwrights takes on gun violence

“Candles,” premiering at the Arden Theatre, was written though Philadelphia Young Playwrights. It’s eligible for a Barrymore Award.

6 years ago

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The scene in Frankford during the short but fatal gun battle (NBC10)
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

‘It was inundated’: Fatal police standoff in Frankford triggers memories of North Philly shootout

The hourlong gun battle shook up the Lower Northeast neighborhood.

6 years ago

Kazem Nabavi visits the chickens he keeps behind his tire shop in Port Richmond. His animals, including a pony, two peacocks, and ducks, remind him of his childhood in Iran. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
International
Politics

Iranians in Philly area still processing ‘a big shock’ as tensions ebb

Members of the Philly region's Iranian population continue to process the killing of a military leader many of them admired, even if they oppose the Iranian government.

6 years ago

Listen 3:27
Volunteers move food for many refugees from Guanica that choose to remain outdoors for fear of possible aftershocks on their first night after a  6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico, killing one man, injuring at least eight other people and collapsing buildings, in Guanica, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. (Carlos Giusti/AP Photo)
International

Puerto Ricans left homeless after biggest quake in century

Cars, cots and plastic chairs have became temporary beds for hundreds of families who lost their homes in the strongest quake to hit Puerto Rico in more than 100 years.

6 years ago

Stickers designed by Grebet depict a local musician (left), and a woman wearing a traditional head scarf. (O'Plerou Grebet)
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Race & Ethnicity
Technology

The emoji designer who’s bringing African culture to smartphone keyboards

O'Plerou Grebet, a graphic design student from Ivory Coast, created over 360 emojis depicting different facets of African life, from the djembe drum to a henna-dyed hand.

6 years ago

Lobster roll at Oyster House. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Things To Do
Community Events
January 9 - 15, 2020

Comedy, hip-hop, Broadway in Philly and home improvement in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

With 2020 in full swing, the city and the Delaware Valley is back in action after a post-holiday recovery.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Did you miss it? The snow squall in Philly looked really intense

First the alert hit people’s phones. Then the weather itself showed up — and it was fascinating to watch.

6 years ago

Aerial image of the Ocean Avenue Shark River Bridge. (Google Maps)
Down the Shore
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Transportation

Bridge connecting 2 Jersey Shore towns to close until May for emergency repairs

Officials say a bridge that links two Monmouth County municipalities will soon close for emergency repairs. 

6 years ago

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Music
Public Spaces
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

Chasing ‘Butter and Salmon’: Elusive street artists are like Philly’s own Banksy

The group (or person?) creates visual art, music and social commentary.

6 years ago

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., looks on as Negah Hekmati talks about her hours-long delay returning to the U.S. from Canada with her family days earlier, at a news conference on Monday. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
NPR
Immigration
National

Border screenings spark travel fears for Iranian Americans amid rising tensions

Iranian Americans say they are scared to travel, and some are dropping international trips after U.S. citizens of Iranian descent were held by U.S. immigration agents.

6 years ago

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Addiction
Higher Education
Billy Penn

Work in addiction recovery? You could get $100K to pay back student loans

A state program is doling out $5 million to encourage professionals to help curb the overdose crisis.

6 years ago

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Infrastructure
Neighborhoods
Billy Penn

5 reasons Kenney’s grand Rebuild project might see some big changes

With a new director, the multimillion-dollar initiative is revving up.

6 years ago

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